Brownsville herald. [volume], February 06, 1912, Image 1

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MB- BILL AND MISS DIXIE LUt^l J-M 3 CULUVATORi} 4
AVERTS COTTON PLANTERS AVEXTt FAMOUS LINE
Br ville Hardware Co. , Br’vilie Hard'ware Co.
I REVOLUTION
IN HIDALGO COUNTY
Civilization Overthrows the Wild Anima!
Kingdom-Pharr Progress Is Proclaimed
Victor and Declared
DICTATOR
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The EYE of the
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Public Is On Us
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PHARR
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The best looking and most complete town of its size In the Valley.
Finest hotel facilities, clean, sanitary, best equipped and most
comfortable with finest cuisine in the Valley.
Cool in summer, situated in the
Center of a Park
Where only days ago the cactus and mesquite grew wild.
Come make your home in this ii<-w and up-to-date town; fall in
line, we are selling the ground fasr
Come early that yotf may lo<k well over the ground and select a
choice business or residence lot_
Come listen to the music of the hammers, its echo rings through
out the Valley telling the tale of progress.
* Au elegant bank and office building is fast nearing completion,
where a fine hall will always be In readiness for dancea, meetings.
^.-•AOfUjji.and theatricals.
Where can you find such an ideal location?
; A handsome new brick church Ib nearing completion A dozen
handsome homes are rising in our midst. What can prove the
success of a town more than seeing homes rise so fast from where
f only sig> nyontbaagn the cactus grew and the wild animals ream
ed at large? XI3
f ! o: 'Reservoirs are built and only waiting until the water works are
completed to give us clear filtered river water.
There are openings for a first-class Drug and Stationery Store.
A Dry floods. Boot a*H Shoe Establishment, High (Jrade Meat
Market and Bakery. Combined ( leaning and l»r ssing Establishment
| with Barber Shop.
Firstclass Dentist also Physician and Surgeon. For further par
tlci..rs address PHARR TOWN SITE COMPANY
! While In the Valley
■ DON’T FAIL TO VISIT
MISSION.
Elevation, 14o feet.
Irrigation, unexcelled.
Drainage, natural.
w: PROVE IT
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To be the most progressive, high*
ly develooed. prosperous, thriv*
ing proposition in the Lower Rio
► Grande Valley.
A personal investigation will con
vince you of the greater advan*
tages and opportunities offered.
: MISSION UNO IMPROVEMENT COMPANY
! MISSION, TEXAS
JOHN J. CONWAY
( Preaid cut V Sol* Owih
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INEZ EXPOSED
CITIZENS WORRIED
PLAN TO ORGANIZE FOR HOME
PROJECTION
Withdrawal of Force* From Border
City Leave* it Practically at the
Mercy el the Marauding Rands
That Infest th‘* Neighborhood.
litH Press
El Paso. Texas. Feb. S.—With loy
al troop* said to be mobilizing at
chihuahua, and with armed men,
professed followers of Emilio Vas
quei Gamez occupying stragetlc
points along the Mexican and
Xorthwestern railroad. Juarez to
night is practically unprotected.
White there Is no indication o
trouble, the* leading residents ar>
known to be considering a plan t
organize and arm for protection ot
themselves and their property. The>
say there are less than 100 loyal
I troops remaining in Juarez. San11 -
{ago Mestas Vasquistas the mayor who
j was placed in office through the re
cent mutiny of the garrison 1* ad
! ministering the affairs of the Mexi
can port of entry under the so
'called restoration of Juarez to Ma
j dero rule.
General Orozco May Dictator
1 Associated Press.
I Mexico City, Feb .1.—Pascuat Or
Iozco will be appointed military dic
tator of thta State of Chihuahua if
j the recommendation of the retiring
acting governor Aureliano Gonzalez,
j is needed. A telegram front Chihua
| Itua to a high official here declared!
that the state government felt iteslf’
1 p werles* to control the situation
‘ and Gonzalez resigned, Madero ha
| announced his plans as to rhl
i liuahua. Brigandage is reported a
ini rtyising in the vicinity of liuran
I go. lit'he anniversary of the adoption
of A* Mexican constitution was eel
Iebiw d here tt day with parades and
j spdnqfe making at the Juarez monti
i meifC Madero attended. Ills re
i ropfion was apathetic
Rebels Capture Town".
j Associated Press
I K! Paso. Texas. F.h 5.— Reports
received here are that Ca a* Grapdes
! i.nd I*-arson. in Chihuahua, are li
the hands <f the rebe ls—follow'e* v>
| Vasques Gome*. Fighting ,a!*v> it
{reported at San Andreas. The Mexi
i can consul Llorente. says Ororco will
tie made governor of Chihuahua or
Turn'd a v.
Claim Orozco Made Governor.
El Paso, Texas. Feh .*». Accord
ing to tiosaenger* art iving here to
night from Chihuahua. Oroiro was
made governor of that state today.
\o demonstration attended his ad
. ministration. Sixy American refu
ge.-. wor * aboard the train. Abra
ham Gonial** of Madera’s cabinet
»Is reported to have left the train at
Santa Rosalia on his journey to Chi*
: huahtia. when It was reported tha*
he r*reived a telegram tlit his assas
sination was plinned Reports arc
rurrrnt in Chihuahua that de lr,
Para will be reelled and ro-a.v again
become acting president. The city
of Chihuahua was quiet today.
Zapatista" Defeated
Cuernavaca. M-x., Feb. .*>. —A Za
patista hand und^r Pitilipin N’ori
I wa# defeated today at Pitzolan. 12
i mile* south of tills city, b.v Majoi i
jOracanza, with a 1 at* of 2« men
Killed The federal loss Is not ob
| tainable.
FKDF.lt.II. Qlt.lMi jrnv Wll. ItK.
Ft >I1T TOHAV.
After t'xoininiiig More Titan Three
llmi.lr.sl Wjtiu**>scj In Alleged \a.
lion.Wide It) no lulling C<>nh|»iracy,
Jury at ln<ljana|Milts Close Their
Labors.
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Indianapolis. Feb. .*.— The federal
grand Jury Investigation into the
! alleged country-wide dynamiting con
| s pi racy, which has been carried on
for six weeks, during which they
have examined three hundred wit
nesses. is enpected to culminate to
morrow in the return of at least thir
ty Indictments. The Jury met at
two o’clock this afternoon. It was
lerrned and the action to be taken
Is already decided on. Arrests are
not expected for three or four days.
The names of the men I ml i ted will
not l»(> divulged until after their t*r
rests.
NEW ARRANGEMENTS
FOR SNIPPING TRUCK
FRISCO REFRIGERATOR CA« SER
VICE NOW OCCUPIES FIELD
*500 Car* Built For Handling Track
Shipment** Over Fri*co Line*—
Armour Company Withdraws From
Brown»vil*e Section
Fnder the new arrangements for
handling the refrigerator car ser
vice on the Frisco lines, truck ship
ment* over these lines are expected
to be handled solely by the Friscr
Refrigerator ('ompany. This is, an
independent organization formed b>
he Frisco railway company for the
ntrpose of taking control of this ser
ice. A* announced previously—
Redfearn of St. Ixmis is president of
he new company, Kd. Ogston. alac
f St. Louis, fs the general superin
tendent. The representative of the
ompany at Brownsville is F. M
Gregory, who, by the way, formerly
represented the Armour Packing eon
ntny here. Mr, Gregory resigned hlr
position with the latter company
which has now withdrawn entirel>
from this territory, to accept the po
sltion with the Frisco Refrigerator
company. He arrived In Browns
ville lately, and is now making h**ad
«iuartera at the People’* Be Plan*
which has a contract to Ice cars fot
truck shipments for the new com pa
ny.
The Frisco has built 2.’*(>0 r-frlge
rat r cars for this service. Accord
ing to President Redfearn. who wm
a» San Benito last week, the company
i* expecting heavy shipments o’
truck from his section this season
♦t is expected that the service wil’
'*e handled even more expeditious);
tiyler the new arrangement than
nrmerly, and belli the Frisco am
Hie truck shipper probably will b*
henefttted by ihe change.
REFUSED TO VOTE
MSI THIRD TERM
SUVItKX IIKSOI! TlOX KVA OKI
III AlHtOIT MOVE
'U-soInt H>n Inti. mI nets I by 4 on
xrosHran Against Third Trrm lb
tented bjr Ihii’ljHtiM-iitary T.tcllc
Iteinocratg Evade Issue. Cannot
Vote* Fi*r it.
Associated Press.
Washington. Feh. 1.— The House
by a Shrewd parliamentary move, re
fused today to go on record as t#
presidential third terms A rendi
tion. aimed -primarily at Theodor
Roosevelt, was introduced a wee I
ago by representative Slayden o
Texas It sought to express the oo*n
ion of the House" that the exampl
of Washington in retiring after j
second term had. hv universal cor
currence. became a tme-honored cur
font of the country, the violation r
which would he fraught with peri
to our free Institutions
The resolution was called tip to
day. A suspension of the rules w*»
reouired to pass the messu’-e and t#
suspend the rules "» second" hid U
he considered as ordered Sims of
Tennessee, obected to the "Sec >nd
and a vote hy tellers on the ordering
of the parliamentary move was neres
sary.
The republicans have decided
not to vote on the resolbVin. thuf
putting the democrats in the predtlor
of passing the measure by a party
vote and in the opinion of a numhe
of them. Indicating a fear of Rooae
veit a« the republican nominee
Henre the hulk of the democrats de
eded not to vote for the "Second*
and it was defeated hy II votes.
Four republicans, however, rae*
their votes for the "Second " Ex
Speaker Cannon led the way and w»
followed by McCa-H. of Xlassachusett
Bingham of Pennsylvania, and Hig
gins of Connecti.nilt. The resole
tionr were returned to the comniHte#
on elections.
COAST a«T]LLP,RY
BEADY TO MOVE
■...
Assn< iated Press
Galveston. Feh. R.- Telegraph*# i
instructions were riHeived at Fort
Crockett tonight directing 104 mep
of the 128th r mpany of roast artil
lery to be prepared to take the field
within 24 hours
Catt'e Mark**t
Associated Press.
Kansas City, Feh. R. — rattle,
strong M 15 cents higher. Export
steers $7 to ft.r.o H#»gs ffte cents
higher. Heavies f*J5 to $6.40.
Sheep ten cents higher.
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CITY corn
liltf: A , . _ , _ 1
CITY FATHERS CONSIDER MANY
IMPORTANT MATTERS
May Transfer Poll Tu Receipts to
Third-class Fun'I. Interesting Dis
cussion oli Appointment of Speeds1
Officers- Reports Considered. 1
The city c unt il met yesterday af-j
'ernoon. with Mayor Kowalski and
he following aldermen present: Hr.
Thorn. Messrs. <‘obolini, Cain. More
rod lien tv Idea.
The minutes of the Iasi meeting
•vert read and approved and the
nayor called for the report of stand
ng committees. Although a* eh air*
nan of the streat and bridge e*>m- j
nittee he had no report. Alderman
‘obolini Informed the council that
he did not Intend to d> a thing until
le knew exactly how much money j
vould be available to use on the
t reels during I»12.
It was then proposed by Alderman
lore that, ms .here was not suffi* 1
nt money in the third-class fund to
‘imply with all the outstanding in- j
lebtedness against that fund, that
he poll ax receipts be tranafetred
rom the firs -class to the third-'
lass fund. Alderman More said that
le thought the $1,700 derived from
toll taxes <ouId be used advantage?
tusflP in the third-class fund, while
he revenues from the city market i
vere adequate for the first - <1***1
itnd.
The mayor and council seemed fa
irably impressed with this plan,
tnd the matter was referred to the
•fay attorney to see whether or not
he transfer could be made legally.
Mr. Coho)ini said that he had «<>
ified the railway company that they
vould have to have their walk built
»y March Ith The company had ap
peared In council by its atrorp’ v. \V.'
t Jones, sometime ago ar.d gained
in extension of time
Two outstanding warrants were
HscttMtd.but no action was taken on
hem The first was that owing Mr
fucker for Tl.lN for oil furnished
•y hint to operate the water and
IglM plant, some three years ago.
rhe other is owing the Generil
Electric Company, being an old hill
'or the intsallat ion of s nte mac til it
rv at the plant, said to have bore
ohtracted under Mayor Combe’s id*
rtln 1st rat ion.
City Treasurer's Report
A report from the city treasurer,
vhich was as follow*, wa* referred r>
he finance committee:
( ash In bank under the following
und* to February 2. 1912:
rat-clans fond ..*12.411 30
tecond-< last* fund . 1.771 99
Third-clae- fund . 4.5.U 8 ft
^oiirthvlass fund ....... 803 89
Tjfth-clas* fund . 3.28.7 70
'•!reel and bridge ...... 81 88
Vmetery . .. 824 91
loud fund, aerie* 1910.. 19 41
'ntere*t and sinking
fund . .. 4.81.1 02
School fund . 8.3*4 Cl
^ire fund . .. 722 30
‘It y hall and market
house b nd fund, ae
ries 1911-12 . 118 94
Electric light and water
works bond issue fund.
series 1911-13 . 833 38
Street paving bond issue.
series 1911 . Tf.iftt »l
Electric light and water
works bond. sinking
fund . 7,379 91
Hty hall and market
house sinking fund.. 821 89
*tret paving sinking
fund. 4,921 Oft
Outstanding Warrants to Be Paid
First-Class fund .. . . II.283*39
4econd-cla** fund . 1,813 89
Third-class fund . 7,331 32
-?tret an dbridge.. . 2,417 17
As to Special Police Appointments
City Marshal J I. r*ri»*.« bad a
’enter from R. H Cr. ager read In re
Vrenee t * *l«e decision of Judge
Bartlett in the caw* of the State vs
V. I- Crixell. as appeared in Monday
norntng's Herald. The lerer Is as
follows:
.. Brown *rlUe, Tex., Feb. 3. 19 ’ 2. .
Mr. Joseoh I.. Crixeil.
City Marshal of the City of
Brownsville,
Brownsville, Text**.
Dear Sir: —
Complying with your request
that 1 gi%> you my opinion as
to the right of a city marshal j
and of the mayor of an incorps*
rated city or town, with refe;*
en e to the spoilt men! of w*
—
(Coatinned on Page 3.
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: SAN BENITO, 2m
‘ The GEM CITY of the RICH and FERTILE Lower Rio Grande
I Valley |
19 miles north of Brownsville, situated in the *
’ ®*o»t of *n exceedingly prosperous farming com- 1
1 munity and conceded to be the most important >
» agricultural shipping point on the Houston
• Brownsville line of the “Frisco” Railway system- 1
’ THE PRE-EMINENCE <*t SAN BENITO. a City, and Its sur
rounding AGRICULTURAL community, as a farming proposittoc
over any other town or section In the£0WER RIO GRANDE VAL- ►
, LET. ha* been eetablished beyond any fear of successful refutation. ,
Th* MARVELOUS xrowth and ADVANCEMENT of- this JH (
YEAR OLD City and the extensive and wonderful DEVELOPMENT >
of the farm land tributary to the SAN BENITO IRRIGATION CA
NAL SYSTEM *re the source of AMAZEMENT *nd ASTONISH
MENT to the VISITOR, easily CONVINCING him that tbia ta tbs »
PLACE TO LOCATE *f h* l* desirous of enjoylnx good health, living
In comfort, securing auc«emfu! results from hts efforts and ulU •
mately attaining financial INDEPENDENCE. « hla Just reward ,
and to which he It eutltled ,
WE CANT BE TOO EMPHATIC IN OUB CLAIMS.
I The Lower Rio Grande Valley, and San Benito in particular, §
has been endowed by Nature with a rich, deep and extremely fertile K
soil, the productiveness of which is the equal of. if not superior to »
the soil of an? section on earth and a climate unsurpassed for uni- M
formity throughout the entire year by any locality on this Conti- #
> These conditions, coupled with our excellent. Reliable Irrigation I
• &nd Railroad Facilities, complete an ideal and perfect combinn- w
i tion of advantages at San Benito offered by no other agricultural ■
• section in this country- M
* Inspection and comparison will prove all our statements and '
• claims made in this regard- '
The IRRIGATING CANAL SYSTEM *t SAN BENITO (Gravity)
1 I* fhc largest in the South and and one of the largest and most gy.
* FICIENT la operation anywhere at the present time. Thm main ca
' nal is „7 miles In longth. IS9 feet in width and carries 20 feet
’ water at ail times There are l.*0 miles of lateral canals and 550
I mil** of ,pad ditches, giving a rapacity SUFFICIENT to SATISFAC*
| T0B1LY WATER the CMOO ACRES reached by this immense IRRI. ,
, GATION SYSTEM- connection with this our DRAINAGE SYSTEM *
, TEM IS PERFECT
> TO MARKET YOUR PRODUCTS SUCCESSFULLY AND IN A *
1 SATISFACTORY MANNER 13 JUST AS IMPORTANT TO YOU AS *
, THE PRODUCTION OF YOUR CROPS Hers Is where SAN BENITO »
k iui" a tremendous ADVANTAGE 0*«*r any other section In addl- >
k l,on to *h,‘ “FRISCO” Railway system which traverses this farming »
, section, in one direction, we have thegtN BENITO and RIO GRANDE ;
, VALLEY INTEP.URBAN LINE, now in operation with modern and
. UP-to*date equipment. This line extend* out of the city of Bit
BENITO m opposite direction and traverse* this van AGRICULTU
' RAL COMMUNITY from END to ENI) within convent*m dienes 1
1 * HOW CAN YOU IMPR VE UPON SUCH AN AR- ’
i RANGEMENT T a* |
k WE NOW HAVE OVER 22.000 ACRES
► UNDER ACTUAL CULTIVATION. EVERY »
* ACRE DEMONSTRATING NOT ONLY THE >
• FERTILITY OF THE SOIL, BUT THE EF-# I
* FICIENCY OF OUR IRRIGATION AND ' i 1
EFFECTUAL DRAINAGE. AS WELL- *- I 1
* Don't forget that here is where the pie-cooling plant is to A 1
’ located. There are now onl; three in operation, two in Californl *
’ and one in Florida. This will make th« fourth in the United State* '
SEEING IS BELIEVING. COME LET US SHOW YOU. |
VALLEY UNO FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOB OTHER PROPERTY
No. 212. LA DONNA CANAL LAND. M acres of fin*, level
I and well drained land Mack loamy aoll. About 4 i - miles ^
from sugar mill and railroad and near rout* vl new intcrurban”
now building up the Valley. 1-4 mil© from v H^ol fww*-and I
mil© from postoffice. It ia a bargain but must be taken at onr«
.a* owner is heavily encumbered and is about to cion© out. Price 94, ft (Ml1®
$!.&•• < ash. balan< •* 1 ond 2 y©ars. 6 p©r cent.
HALLAM COLONIZA I ION COMPANY, Brownsville. Tex.
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QHAHIATIG INCIDENT
III LORIMER CASE
STKXtMillAPHF.It OitllKItKD HIS
ASSISTANTS TH CJIIT.
tiftirjal llefwwer Blmnntherg, is
itiwm-f| Repast of IStntirr A ton.
cy ** ‘•M;mnf*rlur«l" and Elks.
May l»,. Brought t« Har of Senate.
AMorlited Prw.
Washington. Feb, i.— Milton W
111 it men berg, the official atenogra*I
pher of the I^orimer Senatorial in
vestigation. whose dramatic dentin*
c'ation of the stenographic report of
the alleges) phonographic record of
the admission* of Cha*. MctJowm.
I or liner witieaa, by a detect let a* wi
ry a* “Manufactured” and ‘ Falee,** E
interrupted the inquiry Saturday, re- *
posted the assertion* today under
oath.
Illu'menberg wan dlacbarged a« com
mittee stenographer after refusing to
explain hi* conduct on Saturday night;
when he ordered h*a cwrpa of stenog
rapher* to quit reporting the pro
reeding*. Effort* will be made to.
bring Rlumenberg 'before the bar of
the senate for alleged ooaleropt.
It lu men berg contented the ability
of the detectiv*. company employe,
J. K Sheridan IP year* of age. Sher
idan today offered to submit a
a speed test. The commlttee ha*
summoned a number of stenogra
pher* to decide the l**ue.
B hi men berg will continue hi* t*»
timony tomorrow.